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    #782
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    Tidied the garden & scrubbed the grill on Saturday. Lovely BBQ with the family in the evening. Still needed the ol' wooly jumpers though. I really enjoyed the birdsong sitting alone by the fire sipping on a whiskey later in the evening. Ah, home...


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    #783
    The Black Oil
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    Are the proper/normal size ones not a bit of a nuisance to have or do you just keep it in the shed to prevent rust, etc?

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    #784
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,990 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    I'm just curious. Do you need planning permission for a fecking hedge these days? Almost no-one on our estate has one......... we planted ours on Saturday/Sunday.

    In our section of the estate we'll be the only people with one.


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    #785
    The Black Oil
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    No idea, have you tried the Gardening forum? Maybe it'll be OK assuming it's not a certain height, etc.

    Hello to the kayaking/canoe people I saw at Malahide estuary on the train home this evening. Looked like fun.

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    #786
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    I'm just curious. Do you need planning permission for a fecking hedge these days? Almost no-one on our estate has one......... we planted ours on Saturday/Sunday.

    In our section of the estate we'll be the only people with one.

    No, do its a good way to make yourself unpopular if you picked the wrong hedging(infamous Leylandii) or don't keep it well pruned.


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    #787
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,990 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »
    No, do its a good way to make yourself unpopular if you picked the wrong hedging(infamous Leylandii) or don't keep it well pruned.

    Ah yes Leylandii, I'm familiar with how much that's hated. We opted for privet and this will grow to a max height of 5-6ft and will require being cut every 1-2 years at most.


    https://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=privet+hedge&ix=seb&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1680&bih=963&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=_IZzT6DHJJSFhQfs4umlBQ


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    #788
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,407 ✭✭✭Cardinal Richelieu


    Kintarō Hattori wrote: »
    Ah yes Leylandii, I'm familiar with how much that's hated. We opted for privet and this will grow to a max height of 5-6ft and will require being cut every 1-2 years at most.

    Privet will need a cut every year if you want to keep it at 5-6ft, seen it reach 10ft no bother when left for a year and then it looks terrible when cut back.


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    #789
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,990 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Cardinal Richelieu wrote: »
    Privet will need a cut every year if you want to keep it at 5-6ft, seen it reach 10ft no bother when left for a year and then it looks terrible when cut back.

    Ah that's no problem, once a year is hardly a big deal. I didn't realize it could grow so tall. I'll be keeping it neat and tidy.


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    #790
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    It has been quiet around here for a while. How are you all keeping? Did you all survive the recent bad weather unscathed?
    I'm looking forward to a balmy 26C here in Bern tomorrow. Just saying... :)

    (KH - How did the fried chicken work out?)


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    #791
    Eoineo
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    The Hill Billy wrote: »
    It has been quiet around here for a while. How are you all keeping? Did you all survive the recent bad weather unscathed?
    I'm looking forward to a balmy 26C here in Bern tomorrow. Just saying... :)

    (KH - How did the fried chicken work out?)
    Ah all grand here. Great news about the Fry Model Railway today. Has really cheered me up. Apart from that nothing much doing.
    How's the food this week?


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    #792
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,775 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    I saw that about the FMR. Result!
    Food-wise - don't ask. Stupid hours in work this week have left me living on kebabs. At least they are top-notch ones (proper spiced lamb & super salad) not like the cr@p back home.

    Am off taking a day off on Sunday & heading to Jungfraujoch (google it!). Will have my last fondue of the season. :)


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    #793
    The Black Oil
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    Laying on the sunblock, tHB?

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    #794
    The Hill Billy
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    It was 25C here in Bern today, but the last forecast I saw for where I am going on the glacier is -2c & show showers on Sunday. Will check again tomorrow evening. At 4km up - you never know what to expect - especially at this time of the year.

    A friend of mine was killed snow-boarding a few weeks ago. Most likely due to change in overnight snow surface conditions that had not been expected.

    You can never be 100% sure what you'll find when you get there.

    RIP Dawid. :(


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    #795
    The Black Oil
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    Oh dear :( Suppose snow is one of those things that can creep up very quickly without much of an indicator how risky things become. Have no idea about it as a sport, but always sad when someone dies having fun like that - things can change on a dime.

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    #796
    Stheno
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    Very sorry to hear that HB, have had family members suffer serious injuries skiing, but that sudden death must be dreadful

    Thoughts to all Dawid's friends and family.


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    #797
    The Hill Billy
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    Thanks folks. He went away doing what he enjoyed most. :)


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    #798
    The Black Oil
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    Welcome back to the non-bold side, Stheno. ;)

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    #799
    Stheno
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    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Welcome back to the non-bold side, Stheno. ;)

    It's a welcome change :) No need to feel I have to log on here makes me enjoy the forum more :)


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    #800
    LeoB
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    Sorry to hear of your friends death HB. Doing what he enjoyed.

    Speaking of weather changes driving back from Glens of Antrim was like going from Lanzarote to siberia. From beautiful sunshine to biting cold wind and hail.......... But always nice in NCD no matter the weather


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    #801
    MugMugs
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    Always lurked, never posted. Sorry for your loss HB.... It's a risky sport. Broke my leg doing it years back.

    Stheno, where's your modship gone?


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    #802
    Stheno
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    MugMugs wrote: »
    Stheno, where's your modship gone?

    To heaven due to work pressures, I've been working stupid hours lately and as I work in IT feeling I "needed" to log on after hours per day at a pc became a disincentive.

    As well as working crazy hours, and doing more travel lately (I'll be looking at travelling up to 18 weeks for the rest of the year) I'm on two global committees and one local one due to my work, all of which mean after hours conference calls and additional work.

    Adding on modding duties so I felt like a useful contributor just became too much tbh


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    #803
    MugMugs
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    That's a busy schedule alright! Glad to see you're still sticking about. A lot of former Mods generally walk away completely! Kudos. :)


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    #804
    Stheno
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    MugMugs wrote: »
    That's a busy schedule alright! Glad to see you're still sticking about. A lot of former Mods generally walk away completely! Kudos. :)

    no real kudos deserved tbh, more one less compulsory calling on my time :)

    I enjoyed modding, every mod both in tll and outside were great and willing volunteers, takes a fair bit of effort and discipline I have to say :)

    I just got too fond of going off the grid to be able to keep it up :)

    And I have to say I'm enjoying boards far more now that it's a "when I feel like it" as opposed to an " you have a reported post email" need :)


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    #805
    The Black Oil
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    We're not a bad bunch around here, MM. Welcome!

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    #806
    Stheno
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    The Black Oil wrote: »
    We're not a bad bunch around here, MM. Welcome!

    You want to watch him, I know him from Motors :D


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    #807
    MugMugs
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    Stheno wrote: »
    The Black Oil wrote: »
    We're not a bad bunch around here, MM. Welcome!

    You want to watch him, I know him from Motors :D

    Cheers TBO.

    Unfortunately left Swords a while back but my parents are still there and I spend of time around NCD. I actually kind of miss Swords. For all of its problems its a fantastic wee town as is the county.


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    #808
    The Black Oil
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    Mugs, your signature picture always makes me think a TD has crashed into someone's gaf. :o

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    #809
    MugMugs
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    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Mugs, your signature picture always makes me think a TD has crashed into someone's gaf. :o

    That would be pretty interesting alright! :D

    There's a bit of a love hatred of VW turbo diesels in Motors. You can take a guess which side of the fence I'm on :p Pun intended.


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    #810
    sNarah
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    *waves all the way from Belgium*

    I miss NCD a little bit :(


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    #811
    Dizzyblonde
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    Hi sNarah, weatherwise you're missing nothing.


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